The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-10
Lively Electioneerirg.


Word has just been received here of a
serious shooting affray at Cornodo, Witch
tia Co., Kan, Sunday night, in which two
men lost their lives, four were fatally shot
and three were seriously injured. The
killed and fatally injured are from Leoti
and the others from Coronado. The trou-
bic occurred over the location of County
seat. both towns being candidates for the
| honor. Some time ago the Governor sent
commissioner there to take the expires.
sion of the people as to the location of q
temporary county seat, and as the result
OF that canvass Leoti was designated. An
election for officers and permane mt county
seat was called for the 9th of February,
but in the meantime the Legislature pass
ed law postponing the county seat e.ec-
tlon until registration was had. Leoti
voted for county officers and a county seat
both on the ground that the recent law is
unconstitutional. Coronado failed to vote
on the county seat question and was de-
feated on the county election since. Each
side has charged the other with gross frauds
and good deal of bad feeling was devel-
oped. Sunday night crowd of men from
Leoti went to Coronado. During dispute
over the election. Charles Collier, from
Leoti, struck Frank Lilly. of Coronado,
over the head with revolver. Ezra Loo
mis- tried to stop the quarrel and received
bullet from Golfers revolver in the leg.
The shooting then became general and re-
suited as follows: VIM. Pains, a druggist,
and Charles Collier, both of Leoti, were in
stantly killed; Emmett Dunning, Livery
man, Frank Jenness, a sou of the Mayor,
Johnston and Albert Oyey, Managers of the
Chicago Lumber Company, all from Leoti,
were fatally wounded. Frank Lilley, a
real estate agent, Charles LOOMS and Ez-
IA LOOMS, all from Coronado were slight
ly wounded. The scene of the fight is
distant several miles from railroad and tel
egraphic communication, and all the de-
tails of the affair are not yet known.
'sHellon' we heard one man say to an
other. the other day. II didn't know YOU
at first, why you look ten years younger
than you did when 1 saw you last" II
feel ten years younger was the reply
You know used to be under the wealth
er all the time and gave up expecting to
be any better. The doctor said I had con-
sumption. was terribly weak, had night
sweats. coughs, no appetite, and lost flesh.
| saw pr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery adv ertised, and thought 1t would
do no harm if it did no good. 1t has cured
me- | am new man because am well
One,'
| The heirs of Daniel Macdonald, of Vir-
ginia, have discovered that they are enti-
tied to 1000 acres, upon which the city of
Louisville Is located. The claim is based
| upon warrant issued by Gov. BENZ
| Harrison to Daniel Macdonald in 1882 for
military services. Examination proves
that there has been no transfer of it, and
that it belongs to the heirs of the grantee
Gen. James Macdonald. Adiutant General
of the State, and Alexander Macdonald,
editor of the Lychburg Neays, are of the
| five grandchildren who will be the bene-
ficiaries Of the discovery if the claim is
established, Of which there seems to be the
strongest probability.